200-Hour Teacher Training Instructors

Farzaneh Noori, ERYT 500 is the co-founder and owner of Yoga House. She is a certified yoga instructor with over 25 years of practice and has been teaching since 1999 to a broad range of students. In the course of her training, Farzaneh has studied with some of the world’s most highly-regarded yoga teachers. She has received certification in asana, pranayama, anatomy and yoga philosophy from Tias Little; White Lotus Yoga from Ganga White and Tracey Rich; and Yin Yoga from Paul Grilley. In addition, she has studied extensively with Kofi Busia, Julie Gudmestad and Jill Miller. She received a certificate in Therapeutic Yoga from Cheri Clampett, the Founder and Director of the Therapeutic Yoga Training Program. Farzaneh is also a board certified Ayurvedic Health Counceler by NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association).

Hanna Gilan has the experience, skill and knowledge that come from 20 years of yoga practice and 13 years teaching students of all ages and abilities. Hanna has trained, assisted and practiced with some of the world's great Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, and Bhakti teachers. She has completed four certified teacher trainings and three Thai Yoga Massage courses in Thailand. A dedicated and joyful student of Ashtanga Yoga, Hanna practices the complete first and second series as taught by certified teachers of Pattabhi Jois.

Paul Cabanis has been teaching in the Los Angeles area since 1991. After spending almost two years studying with the Iyengar family at their Institute in Pune, India, Paul has immersed himself in the study of yoga thought and weaves the philosophical and somatic aspects of yoga into his classes, providing an invaluable context. Paul teaches a full spectrum of classes and workshops nationally and internationally and has worked with doctors at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct medical studies on the effects of yoga on clinical depression, generalized anxiety disorder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Sarah Court DPT, e-RYT, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Yoga Tune Up® Teacher Trainer, and the creator of Quantum Leap. She teaches public workshops, anatomy for yoga teacher trainings, and trains Yoga Tune Up® teachers worldwide. She developed and teaches her Quantum Leap continuing education program to make sophisticated movement science easy for movement teachers to understand and use with their students. Sarah received her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Mount St. Mary’s University. She brings this significant clinical experience to her teaching, attracting clients and students with a desire to move intelligently, regain mobility, or manage chronic conditions. Sarah is an award-winning graduate of Princeton University.